Zelenskiy says there is ‘window’ for Russia peace deal ahead of Dublin talks

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A “window of opportunity” exists to make progress on peace talks with Russia before the end of the year, Ukrainian president Volodmyr Zelenskiy has said in Dublin.

US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are expected to fly into Dublin on Thursday to brief Zelenskiy, having travelled from talks in Abu Dhabi to Moscow, where they were to meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Following a bilateral meeting with Taoiseach Micheál Martin in Dublin on Wednesday, Zelenskiy suggested the opportunity came amid political changes which may potentially follow European elections next year and changes under way in US politics as well.

Zelenskiy is in Dublin to attend a meeting of the European Political Community (EPC), which Ireland is hosting as part of its presidency of the council of the European Union.

Ahead of the talks with the US envoys, Zelenskiy said: “I think that it’s important for this negotiating team to get the result this year, based on what we’re saying. It seems to me they really want that to happen.”

The Ukrainian president said he expected to be briefed on the reaction from the Russian side to matters raised during the Abu Dhabi talks, including on the scale of prisoner-of-war exchanges.

He was also expecting briefings on the format for security guarantees for Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire, an energy ceasefire and a potential “trilateral” meeting between leaders.

He said he wanted “very concrete” answers on security guarantees from the US, while also emphasising it was “impossible” for Ukraine to consider giving up the Donbas region as part of a settlement.

“I expect to receive answers to this and to meet with them tomorrow evening in Dublin,” he said. “The Americans are flying [to Moscow] with concrete, specific things to Putin, I would really like them to come to Dublin with specific things.” he added.

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